Hannah Howell

Hannah Dustin Howell is a prolific, award-winning American author of over 40 historical romance novels, many of which are set in medieval Scotland. She also writes under the pseudonyms Sarah Dustin, Sandra Dustin, and Anna Jennet. Howell was a housewife and stay-at-home mother before beginning to write, publishing her first novel in 1988. She is an active member of the Romance Writers of America. Her maternal ancestors settled in Massachusetts in the 1630s, and her paternal side is half Nova Scotian and half English. She met her husband, Stephen, an aeronautical engineer, while on a trip to England. They have two sons, Samuel and Keir, three grandchildren, and five cats. Howell enjoys history, reading, crocheting, gardening, and playing the piano.